Device for facing the slide valve seats of triple valves



June 25, 1946- J. R. RICKETTS DEVICE FOR FACING THE SLIDE VALVE SEAT 'OF A TRIPLE VALVE Filed Sept. 30, 1944 INVENTOR. JAMES R. RICKETTS Lump Patented June 25 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE navrcnroaraomo 'r'iia S IDE VALVE SEATS F TRIPLE VALVES James R. Ricketts, Berkeley, Calif. Application September 30, 1944, Serial No. 556,601 g 4 Claims. (01. 51-170) This invention relates to machine tools and particularly pertains to a device for facing the 1 slide valve seat of a triple valve.

The slide valve seat of a triple valve wears unevenly causing leakage and occasionally requires re=facing operations by these prior methods and machines have been slow and costly and have required the services of a highly skilled mechanic, and on the whole have not been entirely satisfactory.

It is the principal object of my present invention to provide an improved device which is comparatively simple and inexpensive in construction, but which can be utilized to expeditiously and efiectlvely re-facethe slide valve seat of a triple valve, which device does not require for operation the services of a highly skilled techniclan.

One form which the invention may assume is exemplified in the following description and illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig.1 is a side elevation of a machine or tool embodying the preferred form of my invention with parts thereof broken away and in section to more fully disclose certain features of construction.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof with parts broken away and in section to show certain features of construction.

I. Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on line 3-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view of one handle end of the device and shown in section disclosing the method of adjusting the feed of the rotary tool carried by the device.

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawing, indicates a machine or device for surfacing or facing the valve seat of a triple valve. This slide valve seat is indicated, by broken lines at H in Fig. 3 and the bore of the triple valve is indicated by broken lines at Ila in Fig. 3.

As is well known, the slide valve seat of a triple valve is of a uniform width and is substantially rectangular and extends throughout the entire length of the bore of the triple valve body. In

resurfacing, of course, the ends" of this bore are open. It is essential for proper operation of the valve that the entire surface of the slide valve seat lie in the same plane.

In constructing a triple valve broached grooves bar 22 fixed on the sleeve ll.

'l2;are-formed at the side marginal edges of the valve seat and the bottoms of these grooves lie in a plane exactly parallel to the correct plane of the valve seat ll. When the slide valve seat ll wears, it wears unevenly,- usually being low in the center and high at the ends, and when it so wears, it necessitates that the seat be re-surfaced or refaced to place the entire area of its surface on the same plane;

In the operation of the device Hi, I utilize the grooves I2 as a medium of guiding the machine or device Ill. The machine Ill comprises an elongated rigid frame or body M of a Width approximately that ofthe slide valve seat H and of a length considerably greater than the length of the triple valve body. The ends of the frame II are turned to form handles Hi. This is so that the device It may be projected through the bore Ha of the triple valve with the ends projecting a considerable distance beyond the ends of that valve so'that the handles l5 may be grasped by an'operator and the device l0 reciprocated longitudinally of the seat H to feed a re-surfacing or re-facing tool l6 thereover.

The tool i6 is circular and may be a grinding, lapping or cutting tool, and in operation of the device ill, the tool It is revolved to effect the resurfacing or re-facing. As is illustrated in Fig. 3, the tool 16 is of a diameter just slightly greater than the width of the slide valve seat II, and it is mounted flatwise at the underside of the frame M with its axis centrally between the sides of the frame and centrally between the ends thereof. The tool i6 is secured in any suitable fashion on a sleeve H which extends upwardly into the frame M and suitably journaled therein. Non-rotatable but axially movable on this sleeve is a bevel gear I8 which provides a driving me dium for the sleeve l1 and consequently the tool It. A bearing pin l9 and a spring 20 provide a meduim constantly tending to yieldably urge the tool It into cutting or grinding contact with the valve seat.

It is necessary, however, that the outward or feeding travel of the tool 16 toward the Work be limited, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art. I accomplish this by means of a bifurcated wedge 2| which engages the underside of a col- Obviously. by refrence to Figs. 1 and 3, adjustment of this wedge toward and away from the axial center of the sleeve l'l will regulate the amount of axial movement in an outward direction of the tool It. The wedgeall is fixed on a square adjuster rod 23 which the feed nut 26 will be rotated causing axial,

movement of the adjuster rod 23 in a. direction from one end of the slide valve seat to the other end. It is essential that this precise stroke be maintained; that is, one end of the stroke will be when the center of the tool I6 is at one end of the slide valve seat and the other end of the stroke will be when that center reaches the other end of the slide valve seat.

For this purpose it may be desired to provide adjustable stops' 35 onrthej frame l4; Obviously, such stops may be adjusted to the exact length of the slide valve seat, and when secured on the frame l4, they will allow the operator to reciprocate the device H) so that the stops alterdepending upon the direction of turning movement of the knob 29. The knob 29 may be calibrated, as illustrated, so that the operator can determine the amount of endwise movement imnately engage the ends of the triple valve body. As the stops form no part of my present invention, they are not illustrated in detail as it is be- I lieved that the provision thereof would be obvious parted to the rod 23 and consequently'the amount of axial movement permitted the tool 16 toward".

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From the above description it is obvious that the sleeve ll carrying the tool l6 may move axially independently of the gear I8, but it is at all times in driving relationship thereto. This is due to the fact that key pins l 8a are fixed in the hub of the gear 18 and engage slots l8b formed in the sleeve ll. This arrangement obviously permits a limited amount of relative movement of the sleeve H with respect to the gear 18 without disturbing the driving connection therebetween.

To drive the gear l8 and consequently the cutter [6 through the sleeve H, a drive pinion 30 is in mesh with the gear l8. This pinion 30 is fixed on a drive shaft 3i which extends longitudinally and centrally through the adjacent end of the frame l4 and through the handle 15 thereof. This drive shaft 3! is suitably journaled in the frame l4, as illustrated. At the outer end of the drive shaft 31 it is fitted with a universal joint or coupling 32 by means of which it may becomiected to a flexible shaft 33, which in turn may be connected to a source of driving power, such as a motor or other prime mover.

In order to properly feed the tool l6 along the slide valve seat II to re-surface the same so that its entire surface will lie in a correct plane, elongated guide members 34 are fixed at each side of the frame 14 and project below the same and below the tool l6, as illustrated. The spacing of these guide members is suchthat they will engage the bottoms of the grooves 12 at the sides of the valve seat ll, and by such engagement will enable the entire device in to bereciprocated in a plane exactly parallel to the correct plane of the valve seat II.

In operation of the device, it is constructed and assembled as shown in the drawing. The operator then determines the low spot in the valve seat and adjusts the outward limit of the cutting tool 16 to that point. The device i0 is then projected through the bore of the triple valve body with the guides 34 engaged with the grooves I2. The power is then turned on to drive the tool l6, and the operator reciprocates the entire device through the bore of the triple valve, maintaining the guides 34 in engagement with the bottoms of the grooves l2. During this time the spring 20 will yieldably urge the, tool [6 into cutting engagement with theseat, and as the device is reciprocated, the re-surfacing or re-facing will be effected. In so doing, .it is necessary that the operator reciprocate the tool an amount that the center of the tool Willmove to any one skilled in the art.

It is seen that after the high spots of the seat are removed, the operator may, if desired, continue re-facing the seat by adjustment of the knob 29 which will result infurther feeding of the tool It. The amount, of the 'additional'cut may be determined by the operator through"the calibrations on the knob 29.

From the foregoing it is obviousthatlhave provided a very simple and eflicient device'for re-surfacing the face of the slide valve seat 'in a triple valve. Also, it is manifest that the de vice can be employed for expeditiously and efficiently re-surfacing such a seat and that it can beoperated to accomplish such purpose without the services of a highly skilled technician.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention, it is to'be' understood that various changes may be made in its construction by those skilled in the art without departing fr'o'm'ithe spiritof the invention as defined in the appended claims. f f

Having thus? described my invention, what 'I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: I;

1. A device of the character described comprising an elongated frameadapted'to be pro: jected through a triple valve body; fixed guide means at opposite sides of the frame adapted "to ride in and engage the grooves lat bpposite sides of the slide valve seatof the triple valve. body wherebythe' frame m y, beguided thereby, for reciprocation through the body ilia fixed. path relative to the slide valve seat, a rotary ftool carried by the frame at the side thereof t'oih'ave its flat outer face engage the slide'val've seat when said guides are engaged with said grooves; means carried by the frame .for imparting a rotary drive to said tool as the frame is reciprocated through the bodyto enable said tool to operate on said slide valve seat throughout itsv entire length. v f 1'.

2. A device of the character described eom'; prising an elongated frame adapted to ,be".i) ro jected through a triple valvebody, fixed guide means at opposite sides of the frame adaptedfto ride in and engage. the grooves at opposite sides of the slidevalveseat of'the triple valve body whereby the frame may be guided thereby" for reciprocation through the body in afixed. path relative to the slide valve seat, a rotarytocl carried by the frame at-the side thereof to have its fiat outer face engage :the slide valve seat when said guidesare engaged with said grooves, means for yieldablyurging the face ofsaid tool into operative. engagement with said slide valve seat; means carried by the frame forjmpartinga rotary drive to said tool asthe frame isreciprocated through the body ;to; enableflysaid' t0Q1 to operate on said slide valve seat throughout its entire length.

3. A device of the character described comprising an elongated frame adapted to be projected through a triple valve body, fixed guidemeans at opposite sides of the frame adapted to ride in and engage the grooves at opposite sides of the slide valve seat of the triple valve body whereby theframe, may be guided thereby for reciprocation through the body in a fixed path relative to the slide valve seat, a rotary tool carried by the frame at the side thereof to have its flat outer face engage the slide valve seat when said guides are engaged with said grooves, means for yieldably urgingsaid tool into operative engagement with said seat, means forlimiting the movemerit of said tool in the-direction of the seat, means carried bythe frame for imparting a rotary drive to said tool as the frame is reciprocated through the body to enable said tool to operate on said slide valve seat throughout its entire length,

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4. A device of the character described comprising an elongated frame adapted to be projeoted through a triple valve body, fixed guide means at opposite sides of the frame adapted to ride in and engage the grooves at opposite sides of the slide valve seat of the triple valve body whereby the frame may be guided thereby for reciprocation through the body in a fixed path relative to the slide valve seat, a rotary tool carried by the frame at the side thereof to have its fiat outer face engage the slide valve seat when said guides are engaged with said grooves, means for yieldably urging said tool in the direction of said seat so that it will yieldably and operatively engage said seat, means carried by the frame for adjusting the amount of movement permitted said tool in the direction toward said seat, means carried by the frame for imparting a rotary drive to said tool as the frame is reciprocated through the body to enable said tool to operate on said slide valve seat throughout its entire length.

JAMES R. RICKETTS. 

